History Books

Adopted from the book : "Mukhtar al-Thaqafi" by : "Kamal al-Seyyed" Imam Husayn left al-Madina al-Munawwara. He went to Makkah to perform the Haj. Yazeed bin Mu'awiyah knew about al-Husayn's travel. He sent some spies to kill him. So, Imam Husayn dec...

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Adopted from the book : "Mukhtar al-Thaqafi" by : "Kamal al-Seyyed" The spies found Muslim bin Aqeel in a house that belonged to a good old woman called Taua. Ubaidullah bin Ziyad sent the police to arrest Muslim bin Aqeel. When the police asked him ...

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Adopted from the book : "Maytham al-Tammar" by : "Kamal al-Seyyed" Uthman banished Abu Dhar to al-Rabatha Desert which is uninhabited because of its bad climate.Besides Uthman prevented the Muslims from seeing off Abu Dhar. Any how, some Companions o...

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Adopted from the book : "Maytham al-Tammar" by : "Kamal al-Seyyed" Ammar was sixty years old. However, he was more eager than the young men to strive for Allah. Ammar deeply believed in Allah. He loved the Apostle of humanity, our Master Muhammad [s]...

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Adopted from the book : "Maytham al-Tammar" by : "Kamal al-Seyyed" Ammar belonged to Yemen's tribes, but how did he come to Makkah?Yasir, Ammar's father, and his two brothers al-Harith and Malik looked for their missing brother everywhere. But they d...

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Adopted from the book : "Maytham al-Tammar" by : "Kamal al-Seyyed" Our Master Muhammad [s] met the believers secretly in al-Arqam's house. He wanted to keep his religion a secret so that Abu Jahal, Abu Sufyan and other polytheists would not hurt the ...

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Adopted from the Book : "Temporary Marriage in Islamic Laws" by : "Sachiko Murata" 2. The Sermon of 'Umar In a famous sermon1 the second caliph 'Umar banned mut'a with the following words: 'Two mut'a were practiced during the time of the Prophet [i.e...

Adopted from the Book : "Temporary Marriage in Isl...

Adopted from the Book : "Lady Fatima Ma'suma (S.A.) of Qum" by : "Masuma Jaffer" Although the separation from her father had been very difficult, Lady Fatima Masuma (A) still had her brother to comfort her. However, in 200 A.H, Ma'mun (the 7th Abbasi...

Adopted from the Book : "Lady Fatima Ma'suma (S.A....

Adopted from the Book : "Lady Fatima Ma'suma (S.A.) of Qum" by : "Masuma Jaffer" According to certain traditions, some of which are mentioned below, Lady Fatima Masuma (A) was born on the 1st of Dhul Qa'dah, 173 A.H. in Madina.1. The narrator Ayatoll...

Adopted from the Book : "Lady Fatima Ma'suma (S.A....

Adopted from the Book : A Short Biography of Imam Jaffer As-Sadiq (A.S) For reasons that have already been outlined in the preceding chapters, like his father, Imam Sadiq (A.S.) had an opportunity of serving humanly in general and Muslims in particul...

Adopted from the Book : A Short Biography of Imam ...

Adopted from the Book : A Short Biography of Imam Jaffer As-Sadiq (A.S) Whereas others saw only the political opportunity in the form of a ripe fruit ready to be picked from the tree, Imam Sadiq A.S) saw yet another opportunity: the educational one w...

Adopted from the Book : A Short Biography of Imam ...

Adopted from the Book : A Short Biography of Imam Jaffer As-Sadiq (A.S) Imam Jafer Sadiq (A.S) was born in the reign of Abdul Malik Bin Marwan and was martyred in the times of Mansoor Dawanaqi. He therefore witnessed the reign of ten rulers from the ...

Adopted from the Book : A Short Biography of Imam ...

Adopted from the Book : A Short Biography of Imam Jaffer As-Sadiq (A.S) Imam Jaffer Sadiq (A.S) took over as the Imam of the time from his father in AH 114 when Hisham Bin Abdul Malik was the Caliph. Unlike most of his predecessors, who had ruled for...

Adopted from the Book : A Short Biography of Imam ...

Adopted from the Book : A Short Biography of Imam Jaffer As-Sadiq (A.S) Admittedly, the divinely appointed Imam gets his knowledge form Allah, the Almighty and does not learn anything form any human being. Nonetheless, an Imam does learn from his fat...

Adopted from the Book : A Short Biography of Imam ...

Adopted from the Book : A Short Biography of Imam Jaffer As-Sadiq (A.S) Not only was Imam Sadiq (A.S) his father's right-hand person in conducting classes in his father's madressa, he was also his father's companion on his journey abroad. Imam Sadiq ...

Adopted from the Book : A Short Biography of Imam ...

Adopted from the Book : Muhammad (S.A.W.) the Messenger of Allah In his last hours, the Prophet of Allah (s.a.w.) said to his companions who gathered in his house: Bring me an inkwell and a shoulder-blade so that I will write for you a letter with wh...

Adopted from the Book : Muhammad (S.A.W.) the Mess...

Adopted from the Book : Muhammad (S.A.W.) the Messenger of Allah Having finished his hajj to Mecca, the Prophet of Allah (s.a.w.) returned to Madinah and the great multitude of Muslims went back with him. At Ghadir Khum (brook of Khum) somewhere on h...

Adopted from the Book : Muhammad (S.A.W.) the Mess...

Adopted from the Book : Muhammad (S.A.W.) the Messenger of Allah Hajj came again in the 10th year of Hijra. The Prophet of Allah (s.a.w.) called the people to perform the pilgrimage and informed them of his resolve to go himself to Mecca. The people ...

Adopted from the Book : Muhammad (S.A.W.) the Mess...

Adopted from the Book : Muhammad (S.A.W.) the Messenger of Allah As the Quraish stepped up their cruelties and torture against the fledgling community, the Muslims began to immigrate in groups or as individuals to Yathrib, where people were receptive...

Adopted from the Book : Muhammad (S.A.W.) the Mess...

Adopted from the Book : Muhammad (S.A.W.) the Messenger of Allah The new faith found new grounds to stand firmly an. Now the Prophet (s.a.w.) ordered his adherents to flee Mecca, for the purpose of preserving their faith, and to set out in the direct...

Adopted from the Book : Muhammad (S.A.W.) the Mess...

Adopted from the Book : A Brief Biography of the Holy Prophet of Islam (S.A.W.) It is now clear that both Judaism and Christianity had completed their historical missions, for the process of abrogation and perfection is a natural matter with respect ...

Adopted from the Book : A Brief Biography of the H...